Download The Root Project
As part of our ongoing efforts to educate, train and inform, we've developed graphics showing the cross-sectional view of several popular and effective cover crops. The posters and slides are available for non-commercial use in your applications for presentations, seminars and workshops when cover crops are discussed.
In downloading these images, you agree to maintain the crediting language.
FOR NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY
This project was funded in part by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Based on drawings by Erwin Lichtenegger. Wageningen University & Research Image Collections
(https://images.wur.nl)
By permission: Plant Sociological Institute (http://wurzelforschung.at) via Creative Commons
(CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
This license allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in adapted form only, for non-commercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given.
Compiled by Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative, Indianapolis, IN (https://ccsin.org)
Produced by Big Picture Studio, Downingtown, PA (https://bigpicture.studio)
DO NOT REMOVE THE CREATIVE COMMONS LANGUAGE. It is part of our agreements to use the source materials and develop these graphics.
Questions about these graphics?
CCSI is a small soft-funded organization.
We gratefully accept any donations to offset the cost of producing these graphics.
Full-scale Root Diagram Banners
These color banners are designed to be printed at full scale - size by size.
They provide an truly impactful means of demonstrating the size and depth of common cover crops. We realize they will be in high demand. These are for NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY - This is part of the creative commons agreements.
DO NOT REMOVE THE CREATIVE COMMONS LANGUAGE. It is part of our agreements to use the source materials and develop these graphics.
Download Set #1 (Oats, Cereal Rye, Oilseed Radish) 1.57MB
Download Set #2 (Annual Ryegrass, Barley, Buckwheat) 1.29MB
Download Set#3 (Daikon Radish, Favabean, Hairy Vetch) 1.0MB
Download Set#4 (Rapeseed, Sunflower, Wheat, Winter Pea) 1.32MB
Root Diagram Slides
These 300dpi .jpg files have been developed for wide format (16 x 9) slides.
They have been updated to reposition the image credits. DO NOT REMOVE THE CREATIVE COMMONS LANGUAGE. It is part of our agreements to use the source materials and develop these graphics.
Download Set #1 (Oats, Cereal Rye, Oilseed Radish) 1.57MB
Download Set #2 (Annual Ryegrass, Barley, Buckwheat) 1.84MB
Download Set #3 (Daikon Radish, Fava Bean, Hairy Vetch) 1.57MB
Download Set #4 (Rapeseed, Sunflower, Wheat, Winter Pea) 1.91MB

Root Diagram 24"x36" Posters
This project was funded in part by USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.